Review from The Film Stage:
Shoplifters of the World Review: Helena Howard and Ellar Coltrane Embark on a Music-Filled Journey of Self-Discovery
by Jared Mobarak, March 24, 2021
https://thefilmstage.com/shoplifters-of-the-world-review-helena-howard-ellar-coltrane/
Excerpt:
"...The result is...
New York Times review:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/movies/shoplifters-of-the-world-review.html
‘Shoplifters of the World’ Review: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Four friends process the breakup of their musical idols, The Smiths, in this gentle tale of teenage self-discovery.
By Jeannette...
Morrissey, “I Am Not a Dog on a Chain” - 7/10, Flood Magazine
By AD Amorosi
http://floodmagazine.com/76034/morrissey-i-am-not-a-dog-on-a-chain/
"Morrissey has never exactly been pleased with the way things are, whether it be affairs of the heart or the state of the nation. That he’s let his...
An exhibition at Fondation Phi in Montreal of works by Phil Collins, including his piece "The World Won't Listen" featuring concurrent karaoke performances of Smith songs by fans from Colombia, Turkey, and Indonesia.
https://fondation-phi.org/?post_type=video&p=10101
Teasers for the...
Interview with Tim Booth with Morrissey and Smiths mention
James - Tim Booth on Not Being a Heritage Band and Why They Were Never Big in America
by Celine Teo-Blockey, Under the Radar, August 5, 2019
Excerpt:
And here I was thinking you missed out on being big in America because you wanted to...
Oh shit – the only thing that can fix my broken heart is listening to Morrissey : The hardest dose of despondence
by Fergal Kinney, Loud and Quiet, 20 Feb 2019
https://www.loudandquiet.com/short/oh-shit-the-only-thing-that-can-fix-my-broken-heart-is-listening-to-morrissey/
"Looking for advice...
Originally posted in the Strange/unexpected Moz references? thread:
King Lear meet Morrissey: Reinterpreting Shakespeare through ‘80s new wave
By: Aaron R. Conklin, Madison Magazine, Jan 23, 2019...
Moved from the thread Strange/unexpected Moz references?:
Dig out your old rock T-shirt — they’re the retro hit of the summer - The Times
The high street has fallen for the rock T-shirt with classic designs on sale in every teenage chain store. Here, (older) Times writers show off their...
[originally posted in the thread Seymour Stein book "Siren Song" includes The Smiths]
An interview with Stein from the Times of London -
Seymour Stein: the man who signed Madonna (and the rest) - The Times (paywall)
The US pop mogul used Concorde to see English bands and Elton John used his...
9 Things We Learned From Nick Cave's Open Forum Q&A by Kory Grow, RollingStone, May 4. 2018
Excerpt:
7. He became a Smiths fan late in life.
When a fan asked if he ever came around to any of the bands he'd written off in the Eighties, Cave named a few. The Cure and the Smiths," he said. "I...
https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/have-you-seen-the-smiths-or-morrissey-in-dundee-we-want-to-hear-from-you/
We’re looking for a charming man (or woman) who can tell us their memories of one of the several visits to Dundee by The Smiths and their lead singer Morrissey.
The iconic 80s band...
Morrissey is a Children’s Singer
By Jason Morphew
Los Angeles Review of Books blog post - 3/11/2018
"My four-year-old daughter Matilda’s major trauma is the existence of her three-year-old brother Venice. If she were to stage an exhibition of her genuinely moving and impressive visual art, I...
Not sure where this thread should go but here's the New York Times article that broke the story -
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/12/dining/ken-friedman-sexual-harassment.html
UPDATE May 21, 2018:
Further details featured on this week's 60 Minutes (May 20, 2018), including a response to the...
Dallas Museum of Art:
Late Night Main Stage featuring Panic
Friday, October 20, 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Atrium
Join us as cult favorites by The Smiths and Morrissey are performed by Panic, the premier tribute band to The Smiths and Morrissey in Dallas. After the show, DMA Members can view the...
James Murphy Knows He's Not Getting Any Younger - Noisey / VICE
Does how Morrissey has become affect your enjoyment of his music?
I met Morrissey once, you know. I interviewed him for a magazine in 2001. He was exactly as you'd imagine: standoffish, prickly, fussy, but OK really. He was...
I'd be curious how they put together the soundtrack. If anybody goes to a Q&A and can ask Gill that, let me know what he says!
Lonely Planet Boy - New York Dolls
In My Lonely Room - Single Version (Mono) - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz...
How the new Morrissey biopic England is Mine was designed -Design Week
We speak to director Mark Gill and the designers at The Chase who worked together on the design of a new film dramatising the life of the young Morrissey.
by Tom Banks
Filibuster 47 - 'England is Mine' Interviews - Film podcasts
Interviews done after the screening of the film at the Edinburgh festival with Mark Gill, Jack Lowden, Jessica Brown Findlay, and Laurie Kyniston.
Gill discusses wanting to make a film and not a bio-pic, the casting of Lowden - other...
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